Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
Kevin / ? / Does / always / win |
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Begin the sentence with SHE |
when you talk to her / She / listens / rarely |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
very often / to help me / My parents / come |
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Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
phoned / Yesterday, / me / she / twice |
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asking me questions / She / always / is |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
for dinner / often / Mike / eats / pizza |
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Do / every day / go / to the gym / ? / you |
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I / saw / it / five times |
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almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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in the mornings. / usually / very tired / Something is the matter with me. I / am |
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will / help you / if you need it / Tom / rarely |
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your car keys / can / find / You / never |
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have / every other day / We / soup |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
She / in blue / very often / dresses |
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usually / once a month / go / to the hairdresser's / I |
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have lunch / you / at home? / usually / Do |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
Can / in green? / I / always / dress |
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I / always / at 8 a.m. / get up |
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you / go / to the disco? / often / do / How |
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My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
They / some help with the homework / need / usually |
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know / never / I / what to say |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
John / often / late / is |
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I / day in, day out / have to go / shopping |
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I / to the dentist / usually / go / once a year |
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listen / can / They / never |
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Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
feel tired? / Do / often / you |
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go / three times a week / to the gym / I |
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oranges / hardly ever / I / eat |
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I travel a lot. I / need / some petrol / every other day. |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week